A Vermont police Sergeant is doing his part to make sure people have the supplies they need to stay warm.

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Updated: 11:55 PM EST Jan 8, 2019

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WEBVTT THERE'S NO DOUBT BEING OUT AND ABOUT IN THE DEAD OF WINTER CAN BE UNBEARABLE AT TIMES... AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOME OR A PLACE TO STAY WARM...IT CAN BE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS... WE CAUGHT UP WITH A VERMONT SEARGENT WHO'S DOING HIS PART TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE WHEREVER SERGEANT CHAD BASSETTE GOES... NAT OPENING BIN INSIDE POLICE CRUSIER A FEW EXTRA SUPPLIES COME WITH HIM WE HAVE SOME BEARS, I HAVE SOME FLEECE BLANKETS, GOT SOME OTHER SOME THROWS BEARS, I HAVE SOME FLEECE BLANKETS, GOT SOME OTHER SOME THROWS DURING THE FRIGID WINTER MONTHS, THE BERLIN POLICE SERGEANT DOES WHAT HE CAN FOR OTHERS, WHO DONT HAVE A WARM PLACE TO GO 18:26:07 IF WE HAVE THE TOOLS THAT CAN HELP THEM, ISN'T THAT WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR? STOPPING BY PARKING LOTS AND ENCAMPMENTS... HANDING OUT SUPPLIES WHEN NEARBY SHELTERS ARE FULL.. 23:22:22MAKE SURE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE, SEE IF THERE'S ANY BASIC ESSENTIALS THEY NEED BASSETTE POSTS ABOUT HIS EFFORTS ON THE BERLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK PAGE. URGING THE COMMUNITY TO BE "GOOD TO ONE ANOTHER" AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DIP WE CAN'T GET BUSIER CAUSE WE'RE FULL! RIGHT NOW WE'RE FULL... JUDY JOY MANAGES THE GOOD SAMARITAN HAVEN IN BARRE... THE SHELTER -- ALONG WITH TWO NEARBY WARMING CENTERS TEND TO FILL UP FAST. SHE TRIES TO HELP EVERYONE THAT NEEDS IT... WE DO GET MORE PEOPLE COMING, MORE PEOPLE ASKING FOR HELP, WE TRY TO DIRECT THEM TO PLACES THEY CAN GET HELP LIKE CALLING 211... ON FRIDAY -- TEMPERATURES COULD DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS... ONE WAY THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP OUT, IS BY DONATING... WITH BLANKETS, AND SLEEPING BAGS AND TENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.. AND FOR THOSE WHO STILL STRUGGLE TO FIND A PLACE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT...BASSETT E PROMISES TO KEEP DOING HIS PART... WHO KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO COME ACROSS SOMEBODY WHO'S DOWN ON THEIR LUCK, YOU'RE ONLY A COUPLE OF PAY CHECKS FROM BEING WITHOUT A HOUSE.

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As temperatures drop, Sergeant hands out supplies to people in need

A Vermont police Sergeant is doing his part to make sure people have the supplies they need to stay warm.

A Vermont police sergeant is doing his part to make sure people have the supplies they need to stay warm.Berlin Police Sgt. Chad Bassette keeps fleece blankets and throws in the back of his cruiser, giving them out to people who don’t have a warm place to go at night.He posted about his efforts on the department’s Facebook page, urging the community to be good to one another as temperatures continue to dip."If we have the tools that can help them, isn't that what we signed up for?" Bassette said.When shelters are full, he stops by parking lots and homeless encampments to hand out the supplies."Who knows when you're going to come across somebody who's down on their luck, you're only a couple of pay checks from being without a house," Bassette said. On Friday, temperatures could drop into the single digits.One way people can help out is by donating blankets or warm clothing to a shelter near you.Bassette said he's not encouraging people to approach encampments or get involved in situations that could be dangerous. He'd just like to remind people that small acts of kindness, big or small, can go a long way.

BERLIN, Vt. —

A Vermont police sergeant is doing his part to make sure people have the supplies they need to stay warm.

Berlin Police Sgt. Chad Bassette keeps fleece blankets and throws in the back of his cruiser, giving them out to people who don’t have a warm place to go at night.

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He posted about his efforts on the department’s Facebook page, urging the community to be good to one another as temperatures continue to dip.

"If we have the tools that can help them, isn't that what we signed up for?" Bassette said.

When shelters are full, he stops by parking lots and homeless encampments to hand out the supplies.

"Who knows when you're going to come across somebody who's down on their luck, you're only a couple of pay checks from being without a house," Bassette said.

On Friday, temperatures could drop into the single digits.

One way people can help out is by donating blankets or warm clothing to a shelter near you.

Bassette said he's not encouraging people to approach encampments or get involved in situations that could be dangerous.

He'd just like to remind people that small acts of kindness, big or small, can go a long way.